Fynline:


I think that figure may include the terrorist, their wives and children. The conflict has been on for 20 years so it is not unreasonable especially when you consider the fact that BHT has a large pool to continuously recruit from.

if you include their wives and children, they should be well above 120k peeps.

Covert1:


Your view remains just that your views and in your parlour not a reflection of geo-political reality nor the view of a college of scholars. You might want to start by telling us what powerful meetings Ramaphosa has that Buhari even with his docile foreign policy does not exceed. Even if a toad sits in Aso Rock he'd exceed by influence any Southie president.

There are metrics for relevance such as trade, GDP, natural resource, output and military and some of the major countries or unions of the world has Nigeria as their largest trading partner. Difference must be made between bilateral and multilateral relationships.

In the case of South Africa a part of their economy (the white economy) is tied to the west. So naturally the western press plays up the relevance of South Africa but in reality they are only tolerated just because they don't want another Zimbabwe to happen to their people there. The ANC or at least some of its elements understands this position of things.

When it comes to Africa only Nigeria commands the loyalty of some African countries in ways that South Africa can't and never will. The world knows that and the lobby to influence African capitals is in Abuja not in Pretoria, this is the reality owing to a whole lot of factors. In fact right now presently the Nigerian Air Force currently controls all of the Air Space of The Gambia and the State House of some African countries. That is real power.

Except for old Europe the US sees Nigeria as Africa's most important country and hence its president same for China. For the middle East and Israel it sees Egypt. South Africa has yet to unravel and God forbid it does it might cease to exist if the local indigenes decide to take back their lands majority owned by the whites. This is what the UK and old Europe courts. This is the optics you saw on TV with Ramaphosa meeting the King of England or at any western fora. On the other hand Nigeria has sovereignty over its lands and its mineral rich deposits 100% and takes no dictates from any foreign power or anyone something which the west abhors.

Wake up, what have you been drinking. Don't watch too much CNN, France24 or BBC all of which are geared for a skewed narrative against Africa's realities and potentials. Egypt had no leverage over Ethiopia or Sudan over the Nile. Its influence though limited begins and stops in the middle East. Having shiny guns by itself does not make you reckoned with especially if the sovereignty of those acquisitions are suspect such as funding from Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria is Africa's only hegemonic regional power and its president carries that clout.

Based… The uncomfortable reality many here don’t want to accept and would rather run mental gymnastics around.

The new Nigerian Presidential helicopter Aw-189 5N-FG2 the passenger section looks armoured but the pilot door looks light skin, does any on have an idea why it's so

Good one

bennybaba:
Good one

useless Nigerian mainstream media will never carry this kind of news

Lurker4Long:

U can't comment and like thesame post on nairaland buddy.

jteku:
The new Nigerian Presidential helicopter Aw-189 5N-FG2 the passenger section looks armoured but the pilot door looks light skin, does any on have an idea why it's so

No one knows if the helicopter is amoured bro, u re just imagining things base on wat u think u saw in a picture.
Bro abeg reduce ur garri intake.
I come in peace.

EX OBANGAME convened by US NAVY commenced today in Lagos, Nigeria.

QuietMynd:

U can't comment and like thesame post on nairaland buddy.

You under-estimate the desperation of people who register multiple usernames, mate!

The hell is going on. Apparently my IP address from my ISP when I use my SIM card is banned from access nairaland. I had to switch to using WIFI to get a different IP to post this.

Anyway.

Ethiopia has taken delivery of the Chinese SH-15 Howitzer with a 155mm 52-caliber.

Don't know the exact number but from the pictures its probably more than 50

Ukraine. This armor saved a soldier. Probably Turkish made. Anyone can ID.

Turkey is a game changer

For those who fall for weapon aesthetic

Stormtrooper11:
For those who fall for weapon aesthetic

American Right-wing scare propaganda.... very irrelevant to Africa.

The SANDF, you train as you fight!

GreenandGold:


American Right-wing scare propaganda.... very irrelevant to Africa.

It is. Most People believe a gun is more sophisticated due to what they see. Like this case.

Stargate254:
The hell is going on. Apparently my IP address from my ISP when I use my SIM card is banned from access nairaland. I had to switch to using WIFI to get a different IP to post this.

Same here. Had to tinker my proxy settings

Stargate254:
The hell is going on. Apparently my IP address from my ISP when I use my SIM card is banned from access nairaland. I had to switch to using WIFI to get a different IP to post this.

it's that spamming Augustine makes... the spambots have picked it up, and now we are all suspects

Stormtrooper11:



Same here. Had to tinker my proxy settings

When you see this, you have to know the platform is under DoS attack, this is built-in counter measurement to slow down the attack.

NB: We are all getting it.

GreenandGold:


American Right-wing scare propaganda.... very irrelevant to Africa.

To be fair the left wing propaganda has gotten down right dangerous in the US

Stormtrooper11:


It is. Most People believe a gun is more sophisticated due to what they see. Like this case.

And I think a huge chunk of that most people reside in Nigeria, among our political class

😄You'd hear things like the Bandits have "sophisticated" weapons and lo, behold it's a bloody RPD

Odunayaw:
And I think a huge chunk of that most people reside in Nigeria, among our political class

😄You'd hear things like the Bandits have "sophisticated" weapons and lo, behold it's a bloody RPD

Uhmm...but an RPD is kinda sophisticated

jl115:
To be fair the left wing propaganda has gotten down right dangerous in the US

The Far Right-Winger Americans have always been dangerous and down right demonic at times.

Stormtrooper11:



Uhmm...but an RPD is kinda sophisticated

It is?

That thing predates the word sophisticated

Odunayaw:
It is?

That thing predates the word sophisticated

it goes atleast 800 rounds per minute

Stormtrooper11:


it goes atleast 800 rounds per minute

Yeah, since the 1940s

GreenandGold:


it's that spamming Augustine makes... the spambots have picked it up, and now we are all suspects

Haha , must be that

Stand your ground Ramaphosa

They can't do shiiit. Except they want to see another Zimbabwe

Odunayaw:
Yeah, since the 1940s

Fat boy was made in the 40s too.